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Aug 23, 2016

Agricultural companies funding anti-Gosar campaign

A dispute between Paul Gosar and agricultural interests is at the root of a super PAC’s campaign to oust the three-term congressman in the Republican primary.

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Aug 23, 2016

Nearly $500K in ‘dark money’ spent on Arizona 2016 legislative primary

With just one week until Arizona’s primary election, political spending to affect legislative races paid for by outside groups that don’t disclose the source of the money amounts to almost half a million dollars.

Aug 22, 2016

Reagan bill ends IE notifications, but Clean Elections keeps them alive

A requirement that dark money groups file frequent notifications of independent expenditure spending will likely continue, even after Secretary of State Michele Reagan’s rewrite of Arizona’s campaign finance laws struck it from the statutes, thanks to separate rules and laws enforced by the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.

Aug 19, 2016

For McSally, the cash keeps rolling in

McSally once more dominated the fundraising circuit for the pre-primary period, raising nearly half a million dollars.

Aug 15, 2016

Pro-Ward super PAC plans seven-figure ad campaign

A super PAC supporting Kelli Ward plans to spend about $1.2 million during the last two weeks of the primary election season to aid her quest to unseat U.S. Sen. John McCain.

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Aug 8, 2016

In toughest campaign yet, Arpaio raises nearly $10M

The sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix has raised close to $10 million in his bid for a seventh term, a stunning collection of campaign riches for a local police race, and much of it was contributed by a devoted base of backers who live outside Arizona.

Jul 28, 2016

Trump fundraising spikes in Arizona, still trails well behind Clinton’s

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump raised three times as much money from Arizona contributors in June as his total fundraising in the state in the preceding year, according to the latest reports from the Federal Election Commission.

Jul 25, 2016

Campbell seeks re-election with ‘measly’ $24,000 war chest

While his two competitors are raking in the campaign cash, Republican Rep. Noel Campbell is stuck with barely enough money to run an effective re-election campaign.

Jul 19, 2016

O’Halleran dominates fundraising in CD1

Democrat Tom O’Halleran continues to dwarf Republicans’ fundraising in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, according to the latest round of federal campaign finance reports.

Jul 18, 2016

Self-funding prevails in CD5 race

The campaign coffers of all four Republicans vying for their party’s nomination in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District are swelling with the candidates’ personal funds.

Jul 18, 2016

Most money for pot initiative comes from marijuana industry

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol has claimed that money for its ballot measure to legalize recreational pot wasn’t just coming from weed-related businesses.

Jul 11, 2016

McCain, Kirkpatrick neck and neck in second-quarter fundraising

U.S. Sen. John McCain and Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick both announced strong fundraising hauls for the second quarter of 2016, raising nearly $2 million apiece.

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